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Arthur Pue Gorman

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American politician and baseball player (1839-1906)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1839 to 1906 · aged 67
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Arthur Pue Gorman was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906. Gorman served as United States Senator from Maryland from 1881 to 1899 and again from 1903 until his death.

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An 1888 tobacco company trading card speculates on Gorman's chances for the presidency.[20]An 1888 tobacco company trading card speculates on Gorman's chances for the presidency.[20]Satirical cartoon depicting Gorman leading Democrats in the 1902 electionSatirical cartoon depicting Gorman leading Democrats in the 1902 electionHaddie Gorman in 1895Haddie Gorman in 1895Ada Gorman in 1895Ada Gorman in 1895Arthur P. Gorman Jr. c. 1914Arthur P. Gorman Jr. c. 1914Gorman's Senate portrait, by Louis P. Dieterich, 1911Gorman's Senate portrait, by Louis P. Dieterich, 1911Grave of Gorman at Oak Hill CemeteryGrave of Gorman at Oak Hill Cemetery

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Arthur Pue Gorman was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906. Gorman served as United States Senator from Maryland from 1881 to 1899 and again from 1903 until his death. He was a prominent leader of the Bourbon Democrat faction of the Democratic Party. Gorman was Chairman of the Democratic National Committee during Grover Cleveland's 1884 presidential campaign and he is widely credited with securing Cleveland's victory. In 1952 Gorman was described in The Baltimore Sun as "easily the most powerful political figure [Maryland] has ever known."

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United States
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1839 to 1906 · aged 67
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